warm-down
nounEtymology Formed as an opposite for warm-up.
1
A set of exercises carried out after a fitness routine in order to return the body gradually to its normal state, analogous to the warm-up done before the routine.
warm down
verbalso spelled warm-down1
To perform gentle exercise at the end of a training session before cooling off.
- 5.Warm down with 15 minutes of gentle spinning.2009 April 10, Tim Don, Hollie Avil, Glenn Cook, “Secret triathlon training shortcuts to improve your race speed”, in The Guardian:
- Related terms
- warm-down, warm up